The Department of Student Affairs will be closed on April 29 for its annual staff meeting day. Scheduled exams in Student Affairs for that day will continue and all things scheduled will continue - but the department will be closed to the public. The receptionist will be in the department - so in case of emergency, call the department and the receptionist will get a hold of the manager. Thanks for your understanding. For more information please feel free to contact Treena Smith at trlsmith@upei.ca

This is a reminder that in order to accommodate changes to software installed on computers in the student computer labs for the new school year (fall semester), we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.), and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1. ** NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 compatible. Please email all requests to Stephen Mahar at smahar@upei.ca. Any requests received after June 1 will be applied in the next round of software updates. All software installations are required to be licensed as network installations and not single workstations only. For more information please check out our website at http://www.upei.ca/itss/fall-semester-student-computer-lab-update

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

The UPEI Student Union cordially invites you to the UPEI Student Union Year End Reception and welcome of incoming Student Union executives. The event will take place on Friday, May 2, 12:00-1:00 pm in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, Credit Union Day Lounge. To attend, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 30 at the Student Union office by calling 566-0530 or admin@upeisu.ca

This year, more than 10 applications were submitted by various departments on campus to take advantage of the 2014 Canada Summer Jobs Program to receive government funding to hire a summer student. UPEI was successful in receiving funding approval for two positions. Congratulations to the Health & Biotech Research Centre with the School of Business and the UPEI Climate Lab with Research Services for their successful submissions!

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

: Understanding Change - April 30 : Understanding and Resolving Conflict Through Personality Type - May 13-15 : Communication Skills to Handle Difficult Conversations - May 22 : Microsoft Project 2013 - May 27 and 28 : Tools for Respectful Problem Solving - June 6 For more information, visit http://www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning/2013-2014-course-schedule or contact lifelong@upei.ca, 566-0336

Nominations are being accepted for the fifth annual UPEI Safety Champion of the Year Award. Please review the eligibility criteria at http://www.upei.ca/hr/news-and-notices This award is open to UPEI faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 28, 2014. This initiative is a part of UPEI's 2014 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week activities.

All UPEI faculty members who wish to participate in the academic procession for either the morning or afternoon convocation, or both, are requested to confirm their attendance to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca.

Maritime Electric will be on site to perform an inspection on a transformer on campus, Sunday, April 27, therefore we will have a power shutdown beginning at 7:00 am in Robertson Library, KC Irving Building, Andrew Hall, Blanchard Hall, Bernardine Hall, Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall, Dalton Hall, McDougall Hall, Duffy Building, Cass Building, and Memorial Hall. The power is expected to be off for approximately 5 hours. This will be normal power only, emergency power will remain on. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Carolyn Garro at 566-0586 or cgarro@upei.ca

UPEI Athletics and Recreation has a number of fitness programming including dance fitness, senior fitness, stroller fitness, bootcamp, women on weights, and ultimate circuit starting up soon. Our popular cycle, TRX, and speed training programs will start up in May as well. More details on these classes can be found here: http://ar.upei.ca/recreation/fitness/fitness-programming We also have to announce a number of recreational programming beginning in May: Co-ed Soccer - Sundays 4-6 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 11 - August 31 Co-ed Dodgeball - Sundays 6-8 pm, May 18 - August 31 Co-ed Basketball - Mondays 7-9 pm, May 19 - August 25 Co-ed Badminton - Wednesdays 7-9 pm, May 14 - August 27 These recreational sport programs are FREE for Sports Centre members. For non-members the cost is $20 per sport (May - August) or $5 drop in. For those new to the Fitness Centre, and wondering how to properly use the equipment, Kris Lutwick, UPEI Personal Trainer will be leading a session on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm. To sign up for this free session, please call 566-6074.

New homestay host families are required to accommodate UPEI international students for periods as short as two weeks this summer, and for longer term arrangements. A description of the program, rates, and the HOST Family Application form is available at: http://www.upei.ca/iro/live-homestay-family If you are interested in learning more, please contact homestay@eastlink.ca, or call Reiko Dolan at 566-3322.

The Bookstore will be closed on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 for inventory purposes.

This year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week events at UPEI will take place on Monday, May 5 in AVC 287 North. The following events will take place: ​​ "Speak Up for Workplace Safety!" 1-2:30 pm- Are you looking to challenge the silence that can lead to unsafe practices and conditions? Talking to the boss or a co-worker about safety can be difficult for many workers. This session can help everyone understand why there is often a culture of silence in our workplace and learn ways to overcome it, and will demonstrate a communication technique to bring safety issues to the forefront. Facilitated by Lori Wakelin, Education Consultant. 5th annual UPEI Safety Champion Award presentation/reception 2:30-2:45 pm ​​ "Employer Strategies for Keeping Young Workers Safe" 2:45-4:00 pm - Do you have young workers on staff, or do you plan to when PEI's finer weather arrives? This session offers helpful direction to employers and supervisors with youth in their midst, and includes ideas for training and supervision, successful strategies for communicating with youth, and youth resources available to PEI employers. Facilitated by Clare Waddell, Youth Education Consultant. If you would like to attend a session, please pre-register by contacting Debbie McKie at dmckie@upei.ca. ​​Everyone is welcome to attend these NAOSH week events.

You're invited to submit stories, announcements, or departmental updates to UPEI's newsletter, the Campus Connector. The submission deadline for the next edition is Monday, April 28 by 5:00 pm. Submissions must follow these guidelines: -be emailed to Sheila Kerry at communications@upei.ca -sent in a Microsoft Word or plain text document -be no longer than 250 words -maximum one photo per story The editors reserve the right to edit content, will not consider incomplete submissions, and cannot guarantee that all submitted materials will be published. If you have any questions or comments, please contact communications@upei.ca. Not receiving the Campus Connector? To subscribe, please email communications@upei.ca to get your email address on the list!